Changing federal constitutions : lessons from international comparison /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Benz, Arthur, Knüpling, Felix
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Opladen [Germany] : Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2012.
Temas:
Constitutional amendments.
Constitutions.
Constitutions > Amendements.
constitutions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Constitutional amendments
Constitutions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Changing Federal Constitutions
  • Content
  • Preface
  • Welcome Address of the Secretary General of the Bundesrat
  • Introduction
  • 1. Federal constitutions
  • 2. Varieties of federalism and their constitutions
  • 3. Relevance and difficulty of constitutional change
  • 4. Cases covered in this volume and contributions
  • 5. Comparing incomparable cases?
  • 1. The Relevance of Constitutional Change
  • Unity versus Diversity. Federalism as an Ever Evolving System
  • Constitutional Change in Federal Countries: Comparative Considerations
  • 1. Constitutional change: normal, not exceptional2. Factors associated with constitutional longevity
  • 3. Issues of explicit versus implicit change
  • 4. Dynamics of constitutional replacement and amendment
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • 2. Constitutional Reform in „Co-operative“ Federalism
  • Swiss Federalism, Fiscal Equalisation Reform and the Reallocation of Tasks
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The federalism debate in Switzerland
  • 3. A “constitutional momentâ€?
  • 4. Setting the agenda: defining the constitutional problem
  • 5. Negotiations
  • 5.1 Phase 1 (1994-1996): Preparing the “guidelinesâ€?5.2 Phase 2 (1997-2000): Fleshing out the “guidelinesâ€? and the final report of the project team
  • 5.3 Phase 3 (2000-2001): Preparing the legislative proposals and the message to Parliament
  • 6. Ratification
  • 6.1 Parliamentary decision
  • 6.2 The referendum
  • 6.2.1 The instruments of direct democracy in Switzerland
  • 6.2.2 The NFA referendum
  • 7. Evolution after the referendum
  • 8. Reasons for the successful implementation of the NFA
  • References
  • Why Federal Reform Succeeded in Switzerland
  • 1. Introduction2. The reform process
  • 3. Evaluation
  • 3.1 High demands on coordination
  • 3.2 Opportunities for innovation and their limits
  • 3.3 Comprehensive and discursive decision-making
  • 3.4 The NFA: A balanced, win-win solution
  • 4. Key factors of success
  • References
  • The “Austrian Conventionâ€?: The Failure of an Ambitious Reform
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Institutions of the Austrian Convention
  • 2.1 Plenum
  • 2.2 Steering committee
  • 2.3 Committees
  • 2.4 Specific requirements for Convention discussions
  • 2.4.1 The absence of designated political representatives and the formation of political camps2.4.2 The role of the experts
  • 2.4.3 Media coverage
  • 3. Results
  • 3.1 The report of the steering committee
  • 3.2 The scope of the consensus reached by the Convention
  • 3.2.1 Simplification and incorporation of the constitutional documents
  • 3.2.2 Maintaining the status quo in the main features of the state structure
  • 3.2.3 Legal protection
  • 4. The conflict over federalism in the Austrian Convention

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